Brinsford (HM Prison)
| Location | Brinsford, Staffordshire |
|---|---|
| Security class | Juveniles/Young offenders |
| Population | 569 (as of August 2008) |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Carl Hardwick [no longer in post following 2013 HMIP report] |
| Website | Brinsford at justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Brinsford is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Brinsford (near Wolverhampton), in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Brinsford was opened in 1991 as a YOI and Remand Centre. The site had been previously acquired from the Ministry of Defence, and already housed Featherstone Prison.
In 2001 Brinsford was branded a disgrace after an inspection found the prison's regime to be negligent and lacking in understanding towards prisoners, with large indicators of self harm, fear of safety and bullying at the prison. A year later two additional education blocks were built at Brinsford, with the regime promising a renewed focus on education and training at the site.
In 2003 four prisoners escaped from Brinsford after assaulting a prison officer and stealing his keys to an administration block. The four inmates then smashed a window and escaped over the prison's perimeter wall.
In 2008 an additional residential unit and activity centre were built at Brinsford. This resulted in a reduction of places for Juveniles, and an increase in places for Young Offenders at the prison.
In 2016 it was in the process of changing to a Category C male prison.
Brinsford holds Young Offenders (those aged over 18). Accommodation at the prison comprises five Residential Units: Unit 1 for Sentenced and Remand Juveniles; Unit 2 for Sentenced Young Offenders; Unit 3 for Young Offender Trials and Sections; Unit 4 for Young Offender Inductions and Remands; and Unit 5 for more Sentenced Young Offenders. All cells have integral sanitation, television and electricity, while cells in Unit 5 also have showers.
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